Resilient support



April 26, 1938. E. F. RlEslNca` HESIIJIENT SUFPORT Filed OCT.. 12. 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet l vJililllli I IIIIII INVENTOR EUmoo Y Ries'm ATTORNEY April 26, 1938. E. F. RlEslNG 2,-115572k RIESILIENT` SUPPORT Filed 001;. l2, `1935 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEY iatented Apr. 26, 1938- omiso STAT-ss PATENT oFF-ics;

RESIDENT SUPPORT' Ellwood F. Biesing, Akron, Ohio, assigner to The Firestone Tire ai Rubber Company, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Ahorn,

Application comme la, 1935, sani No. 44,113 s claim. (ci. aisoi This invention relates to resilient supports, and .more especially it relates, to resilient supporting structures such as may be used between a vibratory and aAnon-vibratory body to prevent the translation of vibrations to the latter. Resilient supports of the character mentioned commonly are used for supporting the motor or engine of a motor vehicle upon the frame of the vehicle, such an installation being depicted herein as an illustrative example oi an embodiment ot the invention. l The chief objects of the invention are to provide. an improved resilient support capable of yieldingly opposing the bound and rebound of v1li a vibratory body; to provide-'such a support whichI will have longer life than structures previously provided for the same purpose; and to provide greater stability for the vibratory body. A more specific object 4is to provide a resilient support cdmprislng a deformable member, the latter being so constructed as to have relatively low flow during determinati.l Other objects will be manifest.

Of the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a resilicnt'support embodying the invention in its preferred form, and a vibratory and a non-vibrators! body operatively connected therewith;

Figure 2 is. a plan view-of the resilient support shownin Figure i;

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Figure 2'; and' vl'igure 4 is a section ou the line t-- of Figure 3.

:l5 Referring to the drawings, It is a portion of bolts I4, I4 by which the said plate is secured. v to the channel member I0 o! the vehicle trarne. A

The medial portion of the plate I2 is formed with latera marginal portionsila, I2a that are bent at right' angles to the plane of said medial portion, and extend upwardly when the support is mounted in operative position.- A relatively large aperture I5, Figure'3, is formed centrally 55 in the medial portion of the plate I2.

vulcanized to the medial-portion of the plate I2 ls a resilient cushion of vulcanized rubber composition, said cushion consisting of a unitary structure comprising a portion I'l that is disposed upon the top face of the plate, iilling the .5 lspace between the marginal portions I2a thereof, and a portion I8 disposed on the bottom face ofthe plate, said portions being united to each other through the aperture I5. The portion i8. of. the resilient cushion is oi cylindrical shape 10 and is co-axially. arranged with relation to said aperture l5. The top face of.t portion Il' of the cushion is flush with the upper marginsof ilanges 92a, and its end faces are ush with the respective end-margins of said flanges.

Inset in the top 'face of cushion structure Il4 is a shallow, inverted,v metal channel I9 -that extends from end to end of said cushion structure and has its respective lateral marginal portions spaced 4inwardly from the flanges i241.V The top face of thechannel I9 preferably is ush with the top of the cushion as shown. The channel l@ is centrally formed with la square aperture 2t that is co-axially arranged with relation to the aperture I5 of plate l2. 5

Inset in the bottomface of cushion structure 2 It is a metal plate or washer 22 that has its exposed `iaoe flush with the bottom .tace of said cushion structure. The washer 22 has the usual axial aperture, and the latter is co-axially arranged with relation to the aperture i5 of' plate l2. Interiorly the rubber cushion is formed Witha symmetrical, uniformly tapered recess 24 that extends from the channel I9, through apery ture l5 inplate i2, to washer 22. The recess 2liis 'square at its upper end where it adjoins the aperture 2li of channel I5 and may be square throughout its length, or it may merge gradually to circular section, as shown', Where it adjoins Washer 2i. In either` event the small end of the recess is slightly larger than the aperture @d in said washer. v

The rubber and metal parts of the resilient support herelnbefore described are vulcanized together to form an integral structure, the original contour of which is indicated by the broken lines of Figure 3.

For connecting the resilient support to the gear case li, a cylindrical stud 26 is provided, which stud is formed with a head 2l that has a threaded aperture 28 therein, the latter receiving a capscrew 2d by which said gear c ase is secured to the stud. The stud 26 extends through the resilient support by way of the apertures 20, 23 and recess it formed therein, there being a square shoulder formed on the stud at the juncture of the head 21 therewith, which shoulder is received in the aperture 20, the arrangement being such as to prevent angular movement of the studA relatively of the other portions of the support. The end portion of the stud 26 opposite head -21 is reduced in diameter so as to extend through aperture 23 in washer 22. and to form a shoulder 36 on the stud, which shoulder abuts the rear. face of said washer. The reduced end portion of the stud 26 is upset or riveted over the outer face of washer 22, as shown at 3|, with the result that the stud is permanently united with the other parts ofthe structure.

The washer 22 is larger than the aperture l5 in plate l2, thus providing a mechanical interlock that prevents separation of said plate from the stud 26 even in the event of complete disintegration of the rubber cushion.

The length of stud 26 between the head 21 and shoulder 30 is somewhat less than the distance between the upper surface of channel I9 and the inner face of washer 22 so that in the assembling of the parts as described it is necessary to deform the resilient cushion by compressing the same axially of the stud in order to Vcause the Washer 22 to bear against the shoulder 30 of the stud. 'I'he resilient cushion is permanently 'retained in such deformed condition by thestud.

'I'he result of the deforming of the rresilient cushionof the device is most clearly shown in Figure 3 wherein it will be seen that the cushion portion I8 is bulged slightly outwardly, and the cushion portion I1 is bulged inwardly into the recess 24 in the portion thereof not occupied by the stud 28. However, the initial deforming of the cushion I1 does not completely eliminate the recess 24, sufficient of the latter remaining to permit additional ow of the rubber thereinto when the cushion is further compressed during use.

In the installation of the resilient support herein illustrated, the support preferably is mounted in the oblique position shown wherein itis capable of absorbing vertical and lateral vibration of the motor with equal facility, as well as yieldingly opposing torsional and axial vibrations of the motor. Vertical and lateral vibrations of the motor are transmitted to the stud 26 substantially axially thereof, the impact of the vibrations being taken by the cushion structure ,l1 andthe re- .bound being taken by cushion structur" Il. Since the said cushion structuresv normally are under compression, suchimpact and rebound serve only to subject them to additional compressive force, the normal compression being sumcient to prevent either cushion structure from being placed under tension as the other is compressed. This feature of the invention makes for longer life of the structure. Moreover, the fact that the resilient support is under compression makes for greater stability of 'the supported body.

rIhe feature of providing a central recess 24 in the cushion structure further prolongs the life of the latter since it constitutes a void into which the surrounding rubber of the cushions may flow during the compression phase of operation, thus resulting in low ow of the deformed and displaced rubber. Without this recess all the displaced rubber would require to flow toward the margins of the confining metal members. and this would set up excessive strains in the rubber and generate internal heat, with resulting detrimental eifect upon the cushions.

Modification may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

What isl claimed is:

1. In a resilient support, the combination of an elongate plate attachable to a supporting structure, said plate having its medial region formed Awith an aperture andupstanding lateral flanges,

a resilient rubber cushion vulcanized to opposite -fa`ces of the medial portion of the plate and extending from one lateral flange to the other and through the aperture therein, an inverted channel vulcanized into the cushion structure between said flanges, ush with the surface thereof, said channel being formed with an aperture co-axial with theaperture in said plate, a washer vulcanized to the surface of the cushion structure on the opposite side of the plate, co-axially with relation to the aperture in the latter, said cushion being formed with a recess extending from the aperture in the channel to the aperture in the washer, and a stud mounted in said recess and connected to said washer, said stud being attachable to a supported structure.

2. A combination as defined in claim 1, in which the recess in the cushion is substantially larger than the diameter of the stud to permit flow of the rubber into the recess upon compression of the cushion.

3. A combination as defined in claim 1, in which the aperture in the channel is non-circular in shape, including a complementally shaped shoul- K der on the stud engageable in said recess so as to prevent angular movement of the stud.

4. A combination as defined in claim 1 in which the stud is permanently connected to the washer, and is of such length as normally to retain the cushion under compression.

5. In a resilient support, the combination of parallel, spaced apart, upper and lower metal plates, a cushion of rubber between said plates and vulcanized to each of them, an intermediate plate extending through said rubber cushion and vulcanized thereto, opposite end portions of said intermediate plate projecting beyondsaid cushion and being angularly disposed for attachment to a horizontal structure so that the resilient support is disposed obliquely with respect to the horizontal and vertical, and a bolt passing freely through the intermediate plate and resilient cushion and engaging the upper and lower plates, said bolt being formed at its upper end with an angularly disposed head for attachment to a supported structure. 

